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The San Jose Sharks are pushing the Los Angeles Kings to a Game 7, Detroit can knock off No. 1-seeded Chicago, and the Pittsburgh-Boston series headline the NHL playoff stories from Sunday:

1. The perennial Stanley Cup-underachieving Sharks are giving the defending champion Kings all they can handle. On the strength of goals by Joe Thornton and T.J. Galiardi, the Sharks held off the Kings 2-1 to knot their Western Conference semifinal series at three games a piece. However, playing in the Kings’ favour is the fact that all six games have been won by the home teams. With Game 7 set for Tuesday (9 p.m. ET) at Staples Center, L.A. fans want to see this battle remain a homer series.

2. The Detroit Red Wings hope the next time they leave the confines of Joe Louis arena it’ll be a long plane ride to California, rather than the quick hour trip to Chicago. Leading 3-2 in their best-of-seven West series against the Chicago Blackhawks, the Wings can book a trip to the NHL’s final four with a victory Monday (CBC, CBCSports, 8 p.m. ET). Should Detroit knock off the No. 1 seed, it will play either the Kings or Sharks in the Western Conference final.